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The Irish standard., 1887-03-05

good sign O. you to help the poor old
widow and to be goen to the chapel on
a-na-Shawn, while many another boy
oulder than yourself is at the goal play
en-, or in the publican's. this way
SO much for appearances!
The act Of gentlepess which he had
done once more contributed to throw
Suil Dhuv upon the interrupted mood
of retrospection which had been grow
ing upon him throughout the evening.
The little green spot, also, before the
chapel, brought many an old and peace
full remembrance to his mind. He recol-
lected the many summer mornings when
the bright Sabbath sun beheld him hast
ening down the wild path, his neatly
frilled white linen shirt lying gracefully
on lis open bosom; small, carefully
rendered "Path to Paradise in his hand,
his black and shining curls combed into
beautiful and closely clustered mass;
his shoes, luxury only allowed him on
occasions, when Especial decency Of ap-
pearance was deemed requisite, glisten-
ing in the sunshine; little bottle thrust
into his side pocket, which was given
him by the old woman who had dressed
him up. for the purpose Of having it re-
plenished from the can Of holy water at
the affairs foot-in this Sunday trim he
had often hurried over this very ground
his heart, in its innocence Of feeling,
trembling with anxiety lest he should
The Irish standard., 1887-03-05

itative disposition of it's rider, to crop a
mouthful of heritage from the hedge
over which he was gazing, and hurried
forward with spirit still more disabled
than it had been before his arrival at this
SPOT. for the dreadful task to which he
had endeavored to bend up the energies
of his nature. +e-. eja l..
He was doomed, nevertheless, to expe-
rience etill farther and more heart-shak-
ing disquietudes. As he approached the
spot which was destined to be the scene
of the first act of the guilty DIANA of the
night, his attention was directed by his
companion to little fort on their right,
which Nun pointed out with a grim
smile and nod of the head, as much as to
say, 8. Twas good job that was done
there, sir.'' The situation of the spot
was such as might, without further ex-
PLANTATION from the speaker, have init
. mated the nature of that s'good' deed.
AS Suil Dhuv raised his head in obedi-
ence to the light tap Of his companion's
whip, and looked around him for the
I first time since he had left the cottage,
be was chilled and startled by the sud
den alteration which appeared TO have
taken place in the face Of the country,
: and the stern and ssunene contrast which
the,scene he move beheld'3 presented to
that on which his memory and fancy had
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

That 10 20 say. your lungs. Also aIl
your breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery Il is. Not only ths
larger air. passages, but the thousands ol
little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
when these are clogged and choked
with matter which Ought not 10 be there,
your lungs cannot half do their work
And what they do, they cannot do we'll
Call II cold, cough. Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any OF the fam.
|ily Of throat and nose snd head and lung
obssruciions, al are bad. All ought 70
be got rid of. There is just one surs
way 70 ret rid OF them. That y 70 take
Boechee's German Syrup, which any
drUggiet will sell you q 70 cents : bot.
tie. Even " everything else has failed
you, you may depend upon this for
certain. April 22-y-e. Q. ".
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

1.-THE Idesl Democratic party" savs
James Parton. IN oiscussipg The Jssoo
Next Year." IN the Forum for December;
'is composed Of The many Who suffer end
the few who think, snd such : party it
measurabIy 6ss In iss great day when
tho good Jefferson Wss cbiefs The
Republican party" be continoe6, hes
boldly taken In charge the supposed in.
serest OF class, leaving 10 Its sntaeonIse
The conQuering force of principIe. which
10 The interest OF sIl." With this liz
o : keynote be discusses me
several manifestations Of party differ
ences % they appear on The threshold oe
! Presidential campaign.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Claus Spreckels, the California sugar
king, recently sddressed 000 farmers o''
The question OF raisimg susar beeis. He
|said that they could net from $50 TO SIS
per scre Tor bsets that he would put up
d factory to make beet sugar that would
|c0nsmnpe $50 tons ot b ets each twenty
-four hours, providing the farmers guar.
smseed 20 cultivate : certain number oi
acres IN beess each year. II one factory
wasn't enough. he'd build another. or
rive olOO 600 iowsrds one II the tsrsners
wanted 70 huild II themselves. He said
IN c0ncIusiom: II am NOW In my six.
tieeh wear. aud II wouId kill me 70 fall In
what I undertake 10 do. Il 10 not mon.
ey that 10 IN object 70 me. but ! want the
peOple OF California 10 be able 10 show
that Claus Spreckels has done something
Tor this State when HE bones are at rest.
II my lie 10 spared. l want 10 see ~ the
sugar lhat 10 used In the United States
grown here, and l want 10 see this coun-
Try export t."
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

A few Republicans are thinking that
the Democratic ere issning too many pen.
sions. Now, what would these same
aoIdier loving souls have? They used
10 expresa . fear lest the Democrats
once in power would refuse oil pensions
aud grant pensions TO the rebel soldiers.
Nov that they have been disappointed;
they want to continue 10 gr0wI q Dem
ocrats tor the terv thing which they
once pretended The Democrats should 40,
but which they were formerly certain no
Democrats would ever do. They are
very inconsistent Ia their chronic COM
plAinto. - Petersburg Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

An up-town pastor was writing hIa
sermon for Sunday, says the Evansville
Tribune. whom hIs little girl came Into hIa
study. Taking her upon his knee for Z
moment che Io0ked at his manuscript
curiousIy and turning 10 him In Z
thoughtful way, saisl: "Pa does God
tell Won what TO write 2" Certainly. my
child" "Then what makes you scratch
20 much Of Il out?" queried The littIs
one.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The Republican Governor. o. Con-
neciicut held back his Thanksgiving
Proclamation until he heard the fesolt Of
The New York election, when he began
with, "There are now no special reasons
for shanks" &c. Some people never are
Satisfied unless they can have everything
their own way.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

A description Of the model man o
South Carolina IL given by tho Nashville
| American 0t recent date. The name o
this ''nodel man" 10 James NJ Brsdham
Isr. He 10 = :armer. The State Fair of.
tered : prize TOR the smodel man OF the
State" and Il wss awarded 10 Mr.. Brad.
ham over competitors from every county
|in South Carolina. Mr.. Rrsdham won
the prize Tor reasons stated a. tolI0ws
HE Il sevensy-eight years Of age, and
has plowed every summer for sixty
eight years. having made a fty-four crops
on the same plantation. He has never
made = fsiIure IL crop. He has never
bought = pound of bacon Or lard for his
own use, hut has always made bacon and
lard 10 sell. He has always raised wool
enough for his own clothing and 70 spare.
lie dues mot recOllect ever having sworn
On oath. He haSnever refused : call oi
and hat always given literally
fOr tho support or the Gospei and charil-
able objects. He has been Steward Of Z
Methodist church Tor 90 wears, and hss
missed hut two Stewards meetings IN
that period. He took HE last drink Of
whisky In 1887, aud lhInka Il was HE
6rss also, 20 he does not remember ever
having taken I drink before. He re-
grets nothing IN HE past life. and has no
fears for The future. II u safe 10 wager
something valuable that there 10 not :
Republican bloody .ahirt organ In the
country that will believe tho account.
They will moi admit thst South Carolina
could possibly produce such . "model
man." the State Of Calhnmn. Wade
Hampton and other disiina uIshed rebels.
The Republican blood .ahirt sheets have
Tor their model men such specimens ol
% Dorsey. John Brown, Mnrat
Halesead, and for = model female, Liza
Pinkston answers John 6herman's ideal.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

An Englishman once presented :
|tWenty.6vo thousand dollar printing
|press 10 The London Telegraph. accom-
panied By : letter, saying: IN y0ug
paper, BY judicious advertising. | hsvs
amassed the fortune which ensbles me
20 oGer this tsstimouy of regard and
good will."
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Early IN August the State Bureau o
|6tatisiics sent out blanks 10 the Mayor
of cities and Presidents Of town boards
asking for certain information rsspeci
ing their commercial and manufacturing
interests. but some twenty or moro havs
failed 10 make Seturns. Tho subject II
Of considerable inscrest to the State, q
from lhIs daia the Bureau dssigms n
give : brief history Of the ciiies and
towns IN The forsIm on ng hiennisl report
lhs delinquent oiIici~iA should tesl psils
enough - the susjsct 20 furnish The IN
formation NJ once 20 not omIy the city
or town, but The entire Slate 10 10 b
benefited b. The dissemination OF ihs
matter. The work desired u. Il % true
gratuitous, but it u Of character which
any ofEcer should BE- glad 10 have ths
opportunity Of doing. Ind. Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

r. Emhrick. II Cincinnati. arrived u
the city Thursday 70 look afler the busi-
meas Of starting creamery. We are To-.
1urmed that the proposition y mesting
with decided favor, and that the enter.
prise will b estsblishsd. Davies C0.
Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

A very new idea among The young
ladies q ! "head album Each gentle
man OF . young ladv's acquaintance 10
asked for I "shspe" Of hIs head % given
by : hat conforsnature In ! furnIshing
store, and II u pasted into IN elegantly
bound scrap-book Itiss wsy the girls
have O getting sbead ofshs bofs. -Pists.
burg Telegraph.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Rsckpeu Democrat.
The Hunsingburg Independent com.
lplains Of having 10 haul water several
miles from Pstoka river 10 suppIy the
citixcns. Still the Independent urges
people 10 come there and start manuiac-
tories Of I'll kinds. It's very poor In.
ducement 10 offer 10 manufacturer.
Msrshal Smith now rings the frs bell
every night 81 O'Clock. and ~ hoys um-
der sixteen years OF age, found on the
street after that hour without good *.
cuse are put IL the lock up for the night
lts picnic to watch them skip Tor home
whom they hear the bell ring.
4 Nebraska minister wants 70 know
how : Christian can chew tobacco. The
usual way 10 10 gnaw "a = portion nj
dog leg, Get yorr teeth square IN II, and
then dre away n : crack. We don't
know how Il ID with sebraska Chris.
sisns, but IL this section they chew about
the same o ordinary folks.
Charlie Park was IN town Thursday.
Charlie informed us that he has leased
the opera houses a. Carnsi, Princeton
amd Hunting Rburg. aud will run some
6rst-clsss c0mpsnies into those placee
this winter.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02
Time 70 Speak Up.

.Gentlemen." said the Judge of a.
Arkansas court 10 the attorneys dorIng :
trial. Il don't mind your shooting q
each other occasionally ~ the circum.
stances seem 20 justify Il. but ! sss that
one Of your bullets hse bit an overcoae
belonging 10 The Court end broken .
quart TASK in the inside pocket. wish
Il 10 be distinctly understood that IL
there u any more snch careless shootipg
In this court m I'm The scalp Of the
gaIoot thst does II. Now 60 ahead with
the case"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Was tho farm worked this year at >
profit or loss? IL profit what crops,
what animals, what peculiarity Of man.
|agemOnt are entitled % credit for III II
loss what sre The causes s-whers sre TIE
leaks?
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

In the Rhetoric Class. Teacher, ,--Tske
the sentences "Shc gave herseIf sway
How can that b changed ard still rslsld
the samo meapjng? Pupil -6hs o0s
u1sryisd - Dsu-ille Bresss
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The Official roll Of tho new National
Eouss of Representatives shows l67
Democrats, l53 Republicans. > Inde-
pendent Democrats, 2 Independent Re-
~ hl!canA. aud I Anarchist.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The following patriotic editorial q
from the Grand Army Record. hand
some eight page monthly publication 10
sued ~ Boston. Nass.. IN the interest ol
The weli.known organization 0f veteran
Union soldiers known % the Grand Ar
my Of the Republic:
Because lew unreconcIled Ghosls ol
. lost csuse are ssili clipping the dregs ot
secsssion's debsuch and haunting the
rebel nag In The face OF the Americsn
eagle II should not Be presumed that the
S"uih 10 Ia sympathy with such pro-
ceedings. or that the people of thst sec-
tion are ignorant OF the fact that the var
closed twenty-five years ago.
Becauss Jefferson Davis 10 respected
and applauded BY the people OF The
South, II does mt follow ihat they are
disloyal 10 The Union. or that they are
imsincere IN their professions Of respect
tor the flag with the stars and stripes
Bear In mind that Jefferson Davis was
the chieftsim Of . cause % dear 10 the
S"uth during the war. 40 the Union was
amdis 10 ". and 10 expect or even 10 Inn
sgine that theSOutherners could Orwould
do otherwise than admire their old lead
or. would be equivalent 10 accusing
them of possessimg degraded and pau
perixed quality OF manhood. Because 81
small army ot unterrihed political war;
riors are doing all they possibly can iol
indame the Northern mind with visi0ns
Ot treason. rebels, JEFF Davis and ruin, II,
should not csuse sensible men the least
alarm, for. like the ferocious adherents'
Of . Confederate Government. these
Northern fi'e-eaters ale nearly . quarter
Of . century behind the age.
Let them fight II out im their Rip VsuI
vsn Winkle dresms. while The progress.
sive new South, the superior init elligence
Of grand people. awakened to = rcali-
cation Of better life, are preaaing on.
ward and upward and bearing with
them all those attributes OF soui. heart.
and body that denote true happiness,
and love Of country.
II will be q glorious dsv when these
sectional chickering's between . common
people cease and the world has learned
10 look upon us, not 10 Southerncrs or
Ysnks or Rebels, but -
Americans.
The Grand Army Of The Republic does
not believe IN these bloodiess slarms.
The veterans Of the war, On both aides.
agree thst the war came 10 = welcOme
end long time back. and that the Union
is 81 established fact aud must remain
90.
irresponsible persons q the Soush
may, Tor short time. wave rebel 0agsI
as : Silent reminder Of = by-gone hope,
crowds may worship the dying idol Of >
hurried cause. fanatics at the North may
find delight IN shaking the bloody Shirt
and the agony OF partisan dcspair 6nd
In shouting war into the ears
Of . peaceful nation. hui the fsg OF our
country the red. white and blue vii
North, over the East and West, . 81,
mighty symbol Of living principles.
while Union, the idol and hope OF : re-
united people, will live forever. |,
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Sixty thousand Orange trees are ou
their way 10 California from Japan,
where they were shipped on hoard Of an
EngIIsh bark Ia the harbor Of Yokohams
about two weeks ago. With them also
comea : miscelIaneous assortment Of
over $1,000 trees and shrubs indigenous
20 japan, which Il q proposed % accll-
msti2o % California.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Says sn exchange. young man, don't
marry : woman that knows more than
Won do" Judging By the way the girls
have this year walked "a with tbe prixeg
10 school and college. ifthe advice D fol.
lowed. weddings will b scarce h she
near future.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

What good time the children nova
days have. When the old fellows were
boys they made mud pies along The
creek or 10 the gutter, and got licked
when they got home. Now school com.
mittees buy the clay, and The best rooms
IN The school and Homo are devoted "a
mud modelling. - Boonviile Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

Homes not merely roof and ROOM
II needs something TO endear it.
HNme 10 where the heart can bloom,
Where there's some kind lip to cheer e.;
What II home with none 10 love,
None 10 welcome. none 20 greet uef
Home Il sweet. ard only sweet.
When there's one We love 70 meet us.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The leaders Of the 6. o. p. will take
the "blues" when they read IN the 70
ports from the next National Democratic
convention that Cleveland has been
nominated for President. and Gray for
Vice President. And with VIM. =.
Nibiack q candidate for Governor Of
Indiana. they will nnd but little nee 70 "a
anything but give up The idea Of suc-
ceeding st sll. = Petersburg Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The following patents were granted
for the week ending Nov. e. 1857, 70.
ported expressiy for this paper BY Jos,
II. Hunter. Solicitor or American and
Foreign Psteiss. Warrington. D. q.
A L. BsrnardIn. Evansville. bottle
cap; J. r. Hatfield, Dublin. grain sepsr-
asor; w. II. McGrew, Peru. wire and
picket fence; Peter Ruder, Kirkiin.'
coupling for cultivssors
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The man who Gays he does not adver'
|tIee because hc does not believe ~ sha'
method OF doing business y snre 70 poat
none the building Of hia palasial msnsios
until he reaches the next world.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

NV fathers pear trees are dying. The
pointa of The limbs die fret aud then u
gees to the trunks, which are hesl'hy.
8. r. FoRBEs.
This IL either The twIg blight or the
oid fse.hlIght. All yOw can do 10 20 cul
or III Of The dead twigs or liml,a hack "a
the healthy wood. Sometimes the limbs
die IN this way. and new ones start out
and The tree torms On entirely new top.
W. knew : pear tree 10 do this and bear
fruit afterwards for forty years Burn
al OF Tho blIghted twigs and limbs.-
Farm Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The smell or the barn u al right II
tho barn. but do not take n nrs Of II int
the house thar " uuavOidsbie
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

w. II. s.. who u The Robertson great
\ sell out" circus aud nenagerie has
charge OF Hayer, the ''srick mule, J" tells
the readers Of Mnrai lIalstead's paper all
about the Republican standard bearers
in the next presidential campaign. lie
Gays:
ssAs 10 our presidential candidates, the
head Of The ticket will come from the
West. Indiana will present Senator
Harrison, and he will be nominsied.
The chances are Tor Hswley, Of CoMnec.
ticut. for second place. The three RI
wrung victory trOm us IN 1884 but We
will woo II In 1878 BY the melody Of the
three H."
II will be obeerved that Harrison and
flawley furnish only two He. To per-
iect the ticket another n will have 70 BE-
supPlied. Suppose Il be Hsdes3 Then
Il would read, Harrison, Hawley and
lIsdes. lind. Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The girl Of sixteen who will neither
sew nor 10 housework, has no husinese
b" be dccked out in hmery aud rambling &
about In search Of fun and fr0lic unless
her parents are rich. aud IN that event,
she needs the waichtul direction Of .
good mother none The lees. There ID no
objection 10 fun, hut II should be well
aud welI-timed. No woman or
girl who will wo,k, u she makes the
clothes she wears. aud assists in the
duties. the chances are that
she will have enough seIt-respect 10 be.
have herself when play time comes. hut
u she should ssili be . little wild" the
honest toll she has done will confer mp.
on her some degree Of right 10 have her
own way. III. judged though Il may BE-
The wild gill usuaily aapires 10 promi.
nence in soose social circle or other. and
her manners and conduct are In . great
rr or lees degree designed To attract the
following Of y3cn. She should remem.
her that followers are not aIwavs admt-
rs's. and that the sincere admiration q
man ever teels Tor woman In drawing
rOuun 10 when ne lOoks upon her and
ssys In HE own consciousness "She u
: perfect lady. -B0onvilIe Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1887-12-02

The sixteenth annual report OF the In.
diana Ref0rmat0ry for Women aud
Girls Was submitted 10 the Governor
The Directors state that they have been
fully Informed - 10 the woTkings OF The
lnstituiion By the monthly reports ~ the
superintendent. They are grsiifed "a
10 able 10 state that the management has
always been humane. judicious aud ec0.
nomical, snd that there has been : de.
cided improvement IL the conduct OF the
prisoners. IN tho penal department
there are fifty-two convicts Ihirsy.om
were discharged during the yesr aud
twenty lone received. There have been
three deaths In The Institution The re.
port says: .'Mors than two.ihirds 81
those convicted during the ear have re
ceived short sentences. This W. con.
slider unfortunate. II = mistaken sense
81 Justice or mercy on the part Of the
judges pronoumciug these sentences 10
send criminals 10 = refornsst0ry Tor :
short term, - the possibility OF . reform.
alton IL one or two years after twenty
or thirty Of imiquitous living or sssoci.
alton 10 almost hopeless. II requires
time, with healthiul surrounding. 10
eradicate the effects Of acquired or asso-
ciated evil"
In The reiormatory department there
are l20 girls. Schools were kept
throughout the year with the exception
Of the months Of July. August and Sep
tember. Tho Rirls were during this
period employed In The canning depart.
meni. laundry, sewing rooms, etc. IL
the prnsi spss tsnrnt the inmates were
taught TWO evenings in the week dm,iny
the winter months III oral geogrsph, .
arithmetic. reading, spelling and writ.
Ing:
The health OF the inmates during the
yesr has been good. no deaths being re.
ported on the Reformstory side. The
food IL al departments 10 subatantisI,
wholesome aud well prepared. The re-
port states that the industries carried on
q the institution are fitted 10 the strength
aud ability Of the women and girls. aud
u the same time are made - useful aud
productive % possible. From the wOsk
81 inmates IN the lsundry. Gaming de-.
psrtnent and other sources, e3.B7O So
has been earned, this being IN excess o.
$l.Ol4 - over the sum during the pre-.
csding ear. Up 10 April. 1881, 81 29i n
VI was expended tor material IN these
departments The directors. IL comclu
sion, state that = hospi,sl aud chapel are
needed. The amount OF money required
for the former would not exceed 5000
TIE Superintendent, in his report.
says that the adyisabi.ity Of erecting =
penal and reSormstory department hss
Dlseu been quessi0ned, hut he believes
that The Institution would not have been
} success had Il not bern tor the tsct thai
these two departments were combined.
The report slntes In conclusion that the
mstitution has been visited by legislativel
committees from various Stasea. all oil
whom were we'll pIeassd with the man
ser In which Il was conducted. The re.
port Of The secretary shows that the dis.
bursements for the year amounted t0l
|2o, o,00l.73.-l indianapolis Sentinel.